The selected preset will replace the previous one. You can swap between LUT presets by either clicking on another preset or clicking on Load LUT. When you click on a preset, the LUT window will appear. You can also access the LUT presets by going to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > LUT. Unlike the other adjustments, there is no preview of the presets. Click on the adjustment to open the presets available. Under the Adjustment panel that you have been using in this tutorial, scroll down to LUT. In Affinity Photo, while we can’t make use of Lightroom presets, LUTs are readily available. LUT presets create a distinct and unique look similar to a filter.
#Affinity presets how to#
In the next part of the tutorial we show you how to work with LUT presets. Experiment with the Vibrance and Saturation to give a subtle change to the image.Ĭarry on to adjust the image using the Adjustment presets until you are happy with the result. Next, we clicked on the Vibrance adjustment and chose Complicate.
We only adjusted the Cyan/Red colors for Midtones (-21%), Shadows (-3%) and Highlights (-7%). You will be able to edit the Midtones, Shadows and Highlights as well as the colors below that.
Clicking on the Color Balance option gave us the choice of adjusting the Tonal range.Ĭlick on the Tonal range option. Under the Adjustments panel we selected Color Balance to remove some of the red in the photo. Now that you know where to find the presets and how to add them, let’s edit our image further. Step 3 - Apply additional Presets to the image You can close the Levels Adjustment preview on the left hand side by clicking on it. As this is a non-destructive adjustment, you can edit it whenever you want by double clicking on the Adjustment layer. The Adjustment layer appears on top of the image layer under the Layers panel on the right. Once you are happy click on the X top right of the window to close out. These values added contrast but also lightened the image. We adjusted the Black Level slider to 10%, White Level Slider to 94% and the Gamma Slider to 0.796. The Levels option window appears, allowing you to adjust as you need. Here we clicked on Darken and immediately it was applied to the photo. If you click the top most Adjustment shown as Levels, a preview of Default, Darken and Lighten will be given. Select your image then go to where your Adjustment panel is located. We will be uploading LUT presets (.cube files) later on but first, let us experiment with the presets already available. Releasing your mouse button will place the panel. Click and drag the Adjustment panel over to the left side of the screen until the area turns blue. To make it easier to work with, we will move the panel over to the left hand side. The panel will be added to the right hand side of your screen. If you can’t see the Adjustments panel, go to View > Studio > Adjustment. This is how you can see the adjustment previews applied. Go to File>Open and choose the photo you want to use.Īffinity Designer Presets can be found under the Adjustment toolbar on the right hand side. That way you can get an idea of how to use the presets first. We will start off by locating and using the pre-installed presets before moving onto installing new ones. For this tutorial we will be using LUTs from a vintage presets bundle but you can use any Affinity Photo preset available on Design Bundles.
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